Ch 3

Question 1

RELIABILITY

Answer 1

get same result if test multiple times?
-measure multiple times w/diff errors - errors will eventually cancel each other out
-diff types of reliability

Question 2

internal consistency

Answer 2

-reliability within test items
-enough test items will cancel each other’s errors out and be more reliable

Question 3

inter-rater reliability

Answer 3

-reliability between observers ratings
-the rater’s judgments must strongly correlate

Question 4

test-retest reliability

Answer 4

-stability across time: test same ppl @ diff times and get same answer

Question 5

VALIDITY

Answer 5

-u measuring what you’re tryna measure?

Question 6

construct validity

Answer 6

-does the measure reflect the construct
-this is the main one
-are u measuring the correct construct

Question 7

criterion validity aka predictive validity

Answer 7

-how well do the results from the assessment correlate with results from other assessments intended to measure the same thing
-most important support for construct validity

Question 8

convergent validity

Answer 8

-do results from this assessment correlate w/other assessments that measure related things ex. dominance scores correlate with leadership scores

Question 9

discriminant validity

Answer 9

-is the device measuring only what it is intended to and not some other third variable?

Question 10

face validity

Answer 10

-does the assessment look like its measuring the right thing?

Question 11

culture and validity

Answer 11

-do scores on test have same meaning across ppl of diff cultures?
-both by the construct and how test is interpreted

Question 12

creating good assessment devices via one of 2 approaches

Answer 12

1. rational/theoretical approach
2. empirical approach a)criterion keying b) use data to find what traits even exist

Question 13

rational/theoretical approach to creating assessment devices

Answer 13

-develop measurment by first developin theoretical basis that the aspect of personality is important and then create valid/reliable test for it

Question 14

empirical approach to creating assessment devices

Answer 14

(data based)
relies on data rather than theory to decide what items go into a device
a) use data to find what traits exist
b) criterion keying: items chosen soely by memers of specific group tend to answer them diff ex. depressed vs not depressed ppl answer diff